Ronni
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- Location
- Nashville TN
…. since Devin died.
If you know me at all from the forum you know I’m typically a very social person, but since Devin died I haven’t been social at all other than with family.
I just couldn’t. It was way too hard, it was part of my grieving process I guess, it was impossible for me to gather with anyone outside immediate family, and any social gatherings were agony.
In conjunction with my therapist, since the new year I’ve been working really hard to reclaim aspects of my life that had shut down completely. It’s difficult, and sometimes requires a sheer force of will. It also requires an additional anti-depressant medication, which has helped enormously.
The dread surrounding social gatherings has decreased enough that I am hosting a simple cookout with two other couples, dear friends for many years, who won’t judge or be uncomfortable if I break down in the midst of the festivities, as I am wont to do sometimes.
Wish me luck! I’ll report back with how it went!
If you know me at all from the forum you know I’m typically a very social person, but since Devin died I haven’t been social at all other than with family.
I just couldn’t. It was way too hard, it was part of my grieving process I guess, it was impossible for me to gather with anyone outside immediate family, and any social gatherings were agony.
In conjunction with my therapist, since the new year I’ve been working really hard to reclaim aspects of my life that had shut down completely. It’s difficult, and sometimes requires a sheer force of will. It also requires an additional anti-depressant medication, which has helped enormously.
The dread surrounding social gatherings has decreased enough that I am hosting a simple cookout with two other couples, dear friends for many years, who won’t judge or be uncomfortable if I break down in the midst of the festivities, as I am wont to do sometimes.
Wish me luck! I’ll report back with how it went!
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